Cognitive Radio Networks ─ Efficient Resource Allocation in Cooperative Sensing, Cellular Communications, High-Speed Vehicles, and the Smart Grid

Resources allocation is an important issue in wireless communication networks. In recent decades, cognitive radio technology and cognitive radio-based networks have garnered increased attention and study to improve spectrum utilization and overcome the problem of spectrum scarcity in future wireless communication systems. However, this has also shone a light on new challenges on resources allocation. This book focuses on effective solutions to resource allocation in several important cognitive radio-based networks, including cognitive radio-based opportunistic spectrum access network, cognitive radio-based centralized network, cognitive radio-based cellular network, cognitive radio-based high speed vehicle network, cognitive radio-based smart grid.

Tao Jiang is currently a chair professor in the School of Electronics Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China (PRC). He received the Ph.D. degree in information and communication engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC in April 2004. He has authored or co-authored over 200 technical papers in major journals and conferences and six books/chapters in the areas of communications and networks. He served or is serving as associate editor of some technical journals in communications, including IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, and IEEE Internet of Things Journal. He is a recipient of the NSFC for Distinguished Young Scholars Award in PRC.

Zhiqiang Wang currently works at State Grid Shaanxi Electric Power Company Telematics. He received a B.S. from Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, PRC in 2006, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC in 2009 and 2012, respectively. Wang’s current research interests include the areas of energy management and smart grid communications.

Yang Cao is currently an assistant professor in School of Electronics Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC. He received Ph.D. and B.S. degrees in information and communications engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC in 2014 and 2009, respectively. His research interests include resource allocation for cellular device-to-device communications and smart grids.